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zero

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English numbers (edit)
00
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    Cardinal: zero
    Ordinal: zeroth

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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Determiner
zero

  1. (number) (indefinite) (count) Zero is a count of nothing. It is often written 0.
    It's zero degrees.
  2. (number) (indefinite) (non-count) Zero
    • Synonym: no
    I have zero coffee left.

Noun

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Singular
zero

Plural
zeros or zeroes

  1. The symbol for the number zero, that is "0."
    The new job added a zero to my pay, from $20,000 to $200,000.
  2. (slang) A person or thing that is worth nothing.
    I'm not inviting him, he's total zero.

Verb

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Plain form
zero

Third-person singular
zeroes

Past tense
zeroed

Past participle
zeroed

Present participle
zeroing

  1. To zero is to make a small change to reset a piece of equipment.
    I had to zero the counter on my tape player.
  2. To zero in is to make small changes that bring you closer to something.
    I was able to zero in on the source of bad smell in the shed.